The Tape Face Show

Overview

Tape Face returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show! New jokes, new props,
same tape. After storming into America and being seen by 51 million people
online, Tape Face returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with this UK premier of
The Tape Face Show. Grab a ticket and prepare for another storm. Putting
your shoes on will never be the same after seeing this show.

As
seen on America's Got Talent and The Royal Variety Performance.

'Simply
joyous' ***** (Times).

'Edinburgh Fringe superstar'
***** (Guardian).

Sam Wills first launched his wonderfully unique creation, Tape Face, on the unsuspecting Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 where the show was an unmitigated success, delighting audiences and critics alike and receiving the Foster’s Comedy Award nomination for Best Newcomer. His appeal transcended boundaries of age, language and culture and it was no surprise that he received the Fosters’ Comedy Awards Panel prize in 2012 following a totally sold out season at the 750 seater Pleasance Grand.

In 2016 Tape Face reached the final of America’s Got Talent (footage of his first audition has already been viewed over 45 million times on Youtube) and went on to present his debut season in Las Vegas as well as extensive tours of the UK and America. This was followed last year with a critically acclaimed season in London’s Garrick Theatre and a sold out season with his greatest hits show at Pleasance Grand. Tape Face’s wonderfully imaginative use of household ephemera to entertain has led to him being one of the world’s most popular entertainers. He has also just announced a three-year residency in Las Vegas following a return to his performing roots at the Christchurch Buskers’ Festival and his third regional tour of the USA.

exquisitely crafted onstage antics.. A gloriously playful finale sends us off into the night with a smile while we imagine the Tape Face left behind, on stage, presumably taking on a new audience with guile, wit and his undeniable power of persuasion

It’s a pleasure to see great vaudevillian routines reinvented and invested with real personality…. Wills is the last word in silent comedy”

4 stars

The Guardian

he’s an expert technician. Every glance is perfect – it has to be without any other means of communication – every pause is just right, every revelation perfectly timed, every scene running to just the right duration. When it comes to comic timing, his sense is innate

5 stars

Chortle

A deliciously skilful hour, some of the set pieces are simply joyous, sometimes mesmerising

5 stars

The Times

classic silent comedy with a twist, imagine Marel Marceau teaching you the moves to Blame it on the Boogie and you’re halfway to understanding the appeal of this compelling act

stars

The Independent

Wills is a slapstick virtuoso and can make almost everyone laugh

5 stars

The List

exquisitely crafted onstage antics.. A gloriously playful finale sends us off into the night with a smile while we imagine the Tape Face left behind, on stage, presumably taking on a new audience with guile, wit and his undeniable power of persuasion

stars

The List

Tape Face’s command of his art form is truly masterful... will fill you to the brim with childish glee.. will leave even the most stone-faced grown up grinning like a kid at Christmas

stars

Broadway Baby

Tape Face became an instant Edinburgh fringe superstar at the turn of this decade.. he’s got a skilful, strange and lovable act that’s capable of entertaining nearly everyone